Burial-casket.



I. L. FRYSINGEH, DECD.

P. P. u. o. rRYsmER. ADMlNlsTn/xons.

BURIAL GASKET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31, 1911*.

Patented 001;. 23,1911.

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BURIAL-GASKET.

`Speccation of Letters Patent. 11313911159ff() $045,323,

Application ined March-131,191?. serial ira/158,887.

To allzu/0m t may concern.'

provements yin Burial- Gaskets, of which 'the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to burial caskets or coflins and thegene'ral'object of theinventionis to provide a novel form of casket which ispreferably constructed ofgl'ass or other transparent or translucentmaterial, the body of the casket being reinforced by thickened ribsextending around the casket, the casket being so "formed that the body,

placed upon a suitable slide, plate, or pan,

may be inserted within the casket and then the end of the casket sealed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a casket of thischaracter very strongly reinforced by surrounding bands and providemeans for supporting the handle rods of the casket on these bands, andpermitting said rods to be lifted to an operative position for carryingthe casket or lowered to an inoperative position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a casket which ispractically indestructible and through which the body may be seen ifdesired.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein-Figure 1 is a top plan view of a burial casket constructed in accordancewith this invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the casket partly in section;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section through a portion of the casketshowing the hinged members for carrying the casket;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.A

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring to these drawings, it will be seen that the casket 10 ispreferably composed of glass, though it may be formed of other materialand this casket has integral side walls and an integral end wall which,

if thecasket be made of glass or. other like ymaterial may be'all castinone piece. The

fcasket is preferably somewhat pyramidal in shape and its larger end -isOpen/but is designed to be permanently rclosed by--a clof sure kpiece 12of glass or other material sealed or electrically fused 7'into theopening ofthe (casket. Preferably'the'top ofthe casket is formedwithathickened portion 13 extending between two of theribs-111andconstituting a place for the reception -Of thename and'a'ge ofthedeceasedand, if desired-,for

the reception `of the Amanu'facturers naine,v

These indicia may be fetched 4into --theggla'ss or ametalplate maybe"attache'dfto'thisl portion 13, the metal plate being properlyengraved.

Additionally reinforcing the casket are a plurality of metallic bands14, these bands being preferably disposed in slight recesses 15 formedin the reinforcing ribs 11, the bands tightly surrounding the casket's,and the ends of the bands being brazed, riveted or otherwise stronglyconnected to each other. To provide means whereby the casket may belifted and carried and lowered into the grave, I preferably form thebands 14 each with a transversely extending bead 16. Pivotally connectedto the band 14 is an arm 17, the inner end of this arm being formed withanl elongated eye 18 inserted in the bead 16 and the outer end of thearm being formed with an eye 19 through whichv the lifting rod 2O maypass. Attached to the arm 17 is an elongated loop or bail 21 and formedupon the strip 14 is an outwardly projecting lug 22, T-shaped in form,which extends throngh the bail, the side bars of the bail being disposedbelow the T-shaped head. Vith this construction it is obvious that whenthe arm 17 is raised, the bail rides upward on the T-shaped lug 22 andeventually the lower end of the bail bears against the lug, preventingthe further movement of the arm to a position approximately at rightangles to the side wall of the casing. Under these circumstances, therod 2O may be used to lift the casket. If desired, the several arms 17may be connected permanently to the rod 20 or the rods 20 may be maderemovable from their supporting arms after the casket has been loweredinto the grave. It is obvious that the Casket, transversely projectinglugs may be provided attached to the Walls of the casket or othersuitable means may be used for this purpose. lt is of course obviousthat the lower portion of the casing may be lined and upholstered in theusual manner and it is also obvious that the casket may be used tocontain a coiin of the ordinary character, the transparent walls ofthecasket permitting the coflin to be seen.

A casket constructed in accordance With this invention will bepractically indestructible. The material from which the casket is mademay be readily cast and the casket is materially strengthened by thereinforcing ribs extending transversely of it and further strengthenedby the bands 14 extending around these ribs. While preferably the Havingdescribed this invention, What is i claimed is: v

In a casket of the character described, metallic bands surrounding thecasket, a plurality of arms pivoted to said metallic bands at the sidesof the casket for movement in a vertical plane and having loops at theirends, a bail pivoted to each arm and depending therefrom, and a T-shapedlug for each bail with which the bail has sliding engagement, said luglimitingv the upward movement of the bail, and carrying rodsinsertedvthrough the loops in kthe ends of the arms.

in testimony whereof, We afix our signatures.

`AZmz'm'strators of the estate 0]e Jom L. Frysinge/r, deceased.

Witness EDNA M. ll/EREDITH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve/ cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. E.

